Dayglo Abortions

The Dayglo Abortions (sometimes abbreviated to DGA) are a Canadian hardcore punk and metal band from Victoria, British Columbia. Their lyrics reflect a genre-typical disregard for societal norms. The band was formed in 1979 and released their first album in 1981. The band has sold 500,000+ copies worldwide since their first release. The band's biography, ''Argh Fuck Kill: The Story of the Dayglo Abortions'', by the author Chris Walter, was published in 2010 by Gofuckyerself Press. Gymbo Jak, the lead singer from 1994 to 2007, also sang for the Toronto-based Maximum RNR.

History

Legal trouble

The band is known for its graphic album covers. In 1988, a police officer in Nepean, Ontario instigated a criminal investigation of the Dayglos after his daughter brought home a copy of '' Here Today, Guano Tomorrow''. For the first time in Canadian history, a musical group were to be charged with obscene material in the Supreme Court of Canada. The charges were laid against the Dayglo Abortions and their record label, Fringe Product (carried by Alternative Tentacles in the US and embroiling Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra in the battle for freedom of speech) along with the label's record store, Record Peddler. The DayGlo Abortions were cleared of all charges, winning the landmark case after the Supreme Court trial in 1990.Los Angeles Times
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Canadian Press, "Record firms, rights groups laud obscenity case ruling: Impact on music industry, criminal laws still in doubt" (November 10, 1990)., Reprinted in ''The Globe and Mail'', p. C13.

Politics

On their 2004 album, the Dayglos showed a new-found political awareness. '' Holy Shiite'' has song titles such as "America Eats Her Young," "Christina Bin Laden," "Scientology," and "Where's Bin Laden?".

Members

Current

*Murray Acton "The Cretin", lead guitar and vocals, 1979–1994, 1998–present
*Mike Jak, guitar, 1986-1994, 1997, 2009-present
*"Blind" Marc, drums, 2011–present
*Matt Fiorito, guitar, 2015–present

Former

*"Jesus Bonehead", drums, 1979-2010
*" Trevor "Spud" Hagen, bass, 1979-1999
*"Gymbo Jak", vocals, 1994-2007
*"Hung Jak", guitar, 1995-2000
*"Willy Jak", bass guitar, 2000-2018
*"Nev the Impailer", guitar, 1986-1989 (Died - 2013)
*"Squid", lead guitar, 1994-1996
*"Wayne Gretsky", guitar, 1985-1986

Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums

*''Out of the Womb'' (1981)
*''Feed Us a Fetus'' (1986)
*''Here Today, Guano Tomorrow'' (1988)
*''Two Dogs Fucking'' (1991)
*''Little Man in the Canoe'' (1995)
*''Corporate Whores'' (1996)
*''Death Race 2000'' (1999)
*''Holy Shiite'' (2004)
*''Armageddon Survival Guide'' (2016)
*''Hate Speech'' (2021)
*''Upside Down World'' "EP" (2023)

Compilations

*''Stupid World, Stupid Songs'' (1998)
*''Live A.D.'' (2011)
*''Wake Up It's Time To Die'' "EP" (2019)
*''Fuck The World, If It Can't Take A Joke''
"Tribute Album" (2019)

Promo Videos

*Here Today Guano Tomorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBMh-mvE3c0
*Skatans Skids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1czyJBdbjhY
*I Love My Mom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfTLpzD6No

See also

*List of bands from Canada

References

External links

Dayglo Abortions official website

Dayglo Abortions on Facebook

Dayglo Abortions on Twitter

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Canadian hardcore punk groups
Musical groups established in 1979
Musical groups from Victoria, British Columbia
Obscenity controversies in music
1979 establishments in British Columbia